issues archive

June

• Renewables Gain Investors as Some Flee Oil, Gas, and Coal
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vectren Will Close Coal Units, Add Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Developers Make Progress on Solar-Powered Hydrogen Projects
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• Hydropower: Meeting Growing Needs with Improved Reliability and Efficiency
  

  by POWER

• Feds Approve Largest U.S. Solar Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Is Geothermal Power on the Brink of a Boom?
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• Need for Resilience Supports Energy Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Wind Energy Leads U.S. Power Generation Growth
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Clean Energy Sector Sheds 106,000 Jobs in March
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• Pandemic Creating ‘Crisis’ for Solar Industry
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Solar Drives Down Price for ISO-NE Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Energy Groups Make Plans to Deal with Coronavirus; EEI Issues Bulletin
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, GE Top Wind Turbine Growth
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• ITC Probing Economic Impact of Renewable Goals, Imports to New England
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dominion Latest to Set Net-Zero Carbon Goal
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• Report: Investment in Renewables Hit Record High in 2019
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Siemens-Gamesa Bags Deal for Mammoth 2.64-GW Virginia Offshore Wind Project
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Qatar Will Boost Middle East Solar with 800-MW Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• New Jersey Backs 45 Community Solar Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Subsidy-Free Onshore Wind Farm Will Host First Siemens Gamesa 5-MW Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• ‘Breakthrough Technology’ Uses Sunlight to Produce Renewable Hydrogen
  

  by Aaron Larson

November

• ‘GREEN Act of 2019’ Extends Tax Credits for Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• IEA World Energy Outlook: Solar Capacity Surges Past Coal and Gas by 2040
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Will Close Georgia Plant; 200 Jobs at Stake
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• FERC Backs First Compliance Filings on Energy Storage Rule
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Uptake of GE’s Biggest Wind Turbines Gain Traction
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Upward Trajectory: Energy Storage Paired with Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July 23

• FERC Finalizes PURPA Rule Reforms
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Rural Electric Cooperatives: Debt Rules Need to Change
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Duke Energy Has New CCGT Plant in Asheville
  

  by Aaron Larson

July 16

• U.S. Bank Set to Lift Ban on Supporting Nuclear Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• FERC Finalizes PURPA Rule Reforms
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Xcel Energy Approved to Run Two Coal Units on Seasonal Basis
  

  by Aaron Larson

July 10

• Hitachi Absorbs ABB Power Grids in New $10B Joint Venture
  

  by Sonal Patel

• U.S. Bank Set to Lift Ban on Supporting Nuclear Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Specifies ‘Foreign Adversaries’ for Trump BPS Equipment Ban
  

  by Sonal Patel

July 10

• [VIDEO] POWER Insights: Why Digitalization Has Been a Lifeline for Power During COVID
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Hitachi Absorbs ABB Power Grids in New $10B Joint Venture
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Unit at Largest U.S. Coal Plant Will Close
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June 25

• GE’s 7F Gas Turbine Turns 30 with New Plant Commissioned in Mexico
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Three Big Players Work Together on Bulgarian Nuclear Plant
  

  by Aaron Larson

• NRC Accepts Crucial Advanced Nuclear Applications from Centrus, Oklo
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 11

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vogtle Project ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Meet Deadlines
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hydrogen May Be a Lifeline for Nuclear—But It Won’t Be Easy
  

  by Sonal Patel

June 4

• With Vogtle Completion in Sight, Southern Company Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
  

  by Aaron Larson

• World’s First Integrated Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration Launched
  

  by Sonal Patel

• EPA Curbs State Review of Energy Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

May 28

• Failed Michigan Dam Had Longstanding Spillway Deficiencies
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Siemens Details Spinoff of Energy Business
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• With Vogtle Completion in Sight, Southern Company Targets Net-Zero Carbon Emissions
  

  by Aaron Larson

May 21

• Nuclear Reactor with 3D-Printed Core Slated for Operation in 2023
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Group Says It Will Launch World’s Largest Green Hydrogen Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Trump Expands Regulatory Rollback, Including for Power, Amid Economic Fallout
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Management Views: Phil Sharp
  

  by POWER

• Time to Pull the Plug on MOX
  

  by POWER

• Risk and Feedback in Leading People
  

  by POWER

May

• Flavor of the Decade: What Energy Utilities Can Learn from Verizon
  

  by POWER

• Utility Mergers: Who Has a Vision?
  

  by POWER

• Partnering With the Right People
  

  by POWER

March

• Utility Communicators: An Ounce of Prevention or a Pound of Cure?
  

  by POWER

• Yes, Virginia, There is A Nuclear Renaissance
  

  by POWER

• Minerals Make the World Go Around
  

  by POWER

January

• Creativity Cuts Cost of Connecting with Utility Customers
  

  by POWER

• The Risks in Risk Communications
  

  by POWER

• Stop Thinking and Start Acting
  

  by POWER

November

• Creating Customer-Friendly Utility Communications
  

  by POWER

• A Call to Elevate Electric Sector Cyber Security Leadership
  

  by POWER

• Lessons in Innovation from Sir Edmund Hillary
  

  by POWER

September

• Understanding Consequential Damages
  

  by POWER

• Thriving in a World Without 30-Year Careers
  

  by POWER

• If This Is What It Takes to Produce 8 Kilowatts . . .
  

  by POWER

July

• The Leadership Dilemma
  

  by POWER

• A Call for Visionary Leadership in Energy
  

  by POWER

• Putting Clean Tech on a Path to Subsidy Independence
  

  by POWER

May

• Five Ways to Make Energy Real to Your Customers
  

  by POWER

• Mergers: Are Promoters Ahead of Regulators?
  

  by POWER

• Evaluating CPV Warranties
  

  by POWER

March

• Workplace Drama: Seven Tips for Reducing Workplace Negativity
  

  by POWER

• EPA Makes the Best Case for State Regulation
  

  by POWER

• Another Billionz Update: NOAA Discovers Inflation
  

  by POWER

July

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• $122 Million Earmarked for Coal ‘Innovation Centers’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Advantages of Dual Linear Array Probes for Corrosion Inspection
  

  by POWER

June

• Coal Plant Conversion to Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste Combustion Advances
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Thanks to Asia, Coal Is Still King Worldwide
  

  by Mary Hutzler

May

• Power Sector Resources for Coronavirus Pandemic Response
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Reports $1 Billion Hit to Cash Flow
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• How Low-Temperature Evaporation Treats FGD Wastewater
  

  by POWER

April

• EPA Relaxes Noncompliance Enforcement During COVID-19 Pandemic
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Power Industry Pleads for Priority COVID-19 Testing, PPE for Mission-Essential Workers
  

  by Sonal Patel

• How One Fabrication Shop in Alabama Is Powering Through the Pandemic
  

  by POWER

March

• DOE Announces Additional $64 Million for Clean Coal Projects
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• New Technology Improves Refractory Maintenance and Shutdown Planning
  

  by POWER

• Changes in Boiler Operations Bring Innovations in Erosion and Corrosion Protection
  

  by POWER

February

• Increasing Automation for Fossil Energy Plants
  

  by POWER

• Hype and Hope: Artificial Intelligence’s Role in the Power Sector
  

  by POWER

• EPA to Withdraw Federal Regional Haze Plan for Utah Based on New Analysis
  

  by Sonal Patel

January

• Settlement Reached in Largest U.S. Coal Ash Cleanup
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Transformative Coal Power Technologies Take Shape
  

  by POWER

• The Significance of FERC’s Recent PJM MOPR Order Explained
  

  by Sonal Patel

December

• EPA Reinterprets ‘Ambient Air,’ Further Tweaks New Source Review 
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Is Chasing Grid Demand Killing Your Large Coal Boiler? Here Are Four Concerns to Address
  

  by POWER

• What’s Driving Wholesale Power Price Changes? Not What You Think
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• EPA Proposes Revisions to Two Obama-Era Rules: Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Coal Ash
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Shelves Plans to Spin-Off Digital Business
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Facility to Make Coal Cleaner, More Efficient, Taking Shape in Wyoming
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Siemens Launches ‘Most Powerful’ HL-Class Gas Turbine
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• World’s First Integrated Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration Launched
  

  by Sonal Patel

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

May

• The POWER Interview: Keeping the Flame for Natural Gas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• FERC Plans Discussion of COVID-19 Impacts
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Trump Ban on Foreign Bulk Power Equipment Triggers New Uncertainty
  

  by Sonal Patel

April

• World’s First HL-Class Gas Turbine Starts Successfully
  

  by Aaron Larson

• NERC Moves to Defer Reliability Standards, Provide COVID-19 Flexibility
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Powering Through a Pandemic
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March

• MHPS Secures First Order for Hydrogen-Capable J-Series Gas Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Achieves Battery-Enabled Blackstart of Heavy Duty Gas Turbine
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Exec: Global Gas Turbine Market ‘Stabilizing’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Engineering Group: American Gas Turbines Will Remain Relevant But Need Advancement
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dominion Latest to Set Net-Zero Carbon Goal
  

  by Aaron Larson

• The POWER Interview: Exelon Discusses Digitalization
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• PJM Stakeholders at Odds on Timing for Next Capacity Auction
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Power Industry Disrupters: Gas, Renewables, and Storage
  

  by POWER

• Minnesota Court Blocks Construction of Gas-Fired Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• EU Finalizes ‘Green Deal’ for Clean Energy Investment
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• The POWER Interview: New Directions for GE Digital
  

  by Sonal Patel

• 300-MW Natural Gas Allam Cycle Power Plant Targeted for 2022
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• AES Commits to Build 2.2-GW CCGT Plant in Vietnam
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Shelves Plans to Spin-Off Digital Business
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Dominion Plans 500-MW Gas Plant, Also Adding Solar and Wind
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• GE Unveils New H-Class Gas Turbine—and Already Has a First Order
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Work Ethic Leads to ‘World Class’ Performance
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Competitive Advantages: Power Plant Wins with Low Fuel Costs, High Efficiency
  

  by POWER

July

• The Evolution of Power Business Models
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Islands: An Ocean of Potential for Marine Energy
  

  by Sonal Patel

June

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

• A Multi-Layered Reinvention: AES Southland Projects
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Rethinking Wastewater Treatment for Better FGD Economics
  

  by Sonal Patel

May

• Offshore Wind Finding Direction in U.S.
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• A Nuclear Power Side Venture: Medical Isotope Production
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Innovative Distributed Generation Projects Provide Power to Remote Areas
  

  by Darrell Proctor

April

• Natural Gas a Powerful Force, Despite Industry Headwinds
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• THE BIG PICTURE (Infographic): U.S. Nuclear Lifetimes
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Water-Lubricated Bearings Offer Benefits for Hydropower Plants
  

  by POWER

March

• Gravity Base Ballast Provides Tidal Turbines with a Sturdy Grip
  

  by Ralitsa Peycheva

• Trump’s Attempt to Bring Sanity to a Torturous Environmental Review and Permitting Process
  

  by POWER

• Flow Batteries: Energy Storage Option for a Variety of Uses
  

  by POWER

February

• Public Safety Power Shutoffs: How Utilities Could Partner
  

  by POWER

• How Utilities Can Better Manage and Maintain the Quality of Their Data Assets
  

  by POWER

• Fault Ride-Through Using Slip-Capable Torque-Limiting Couplings
  

  by POWER

January

• THE BIG PICTURE [Infographic]: Solar’s Explosive Growth
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Electric Power Generation: Coal Is Currently a Vital Component
  

  by POWER

• Innovation Propels Nuclear Power on New Trajectory
  

  by POWER

December

• THE BIG PICTURE: The Need for Power Flexibility
  

  by Sonal Patel

• International Business: Before You Enter a New Market, Do Your Due Diligence
  

  by POWER

• Why Power-to-Gas May Flourish in a Renewables-Heavy World
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• Protecting Critical Infrastructure from Drone Intrusions
  

  by POWER

• EAM Solutions Stretch Capabilities of Lean Plant Maintenance Teams
  

  by POWER

• Hydrocarbon Molecules Know No Borders: The U.S.-Mexico Natural Gas Dilemma
  

  by POWER